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Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaGangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.Gangsters take control of a record company and use toughguy tactics on unwilling performers.
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Jack Adair
- Eddie - Tony's Henchman
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Dorothy Arnold
- Dancer
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Ralph Blane
- Kay Thompson Backup Singer
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- QuizIt was while appearing as a guest star in this film that Joe DiMaggio first met his future wife, actress-dancer Dorothy Arnold, who was also appearing in it as a member of the chorus.
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Danny The Duck: I can land enough talent in your lap to entertain the world.
Tony Gordoni: Yes, but I don't want them in my lap. I never mix business with pleasure.
Danny The Duck: Don't take me illiterately!
- ConnessioniFeatured in It's Black Entertainment (2002)
- Colonne sonoreManhattan Merry-Go-Round
(uncredited)
Music by Saul Chaplin
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Played during the opening credits and sung by an offscreen chorus
Recensione in evidenza
Worth seeing just for the cameos
I decided to see "Manhattan Merry-Go-Round" simply because of the celebrity cameos...Gene Autry, Joe DiMaggio, Cab Calloway, Louis Prima, Smiley Burnette as well as Tex Terhune. This is an odd group of celebrities, that's for sure.
When the story begins, the mobster Tony Gordoni (Leo Carrillo) takes over a local radio station. And now that he's in charge, he wants to make huge changes...bringing in all sorts of talent. One is an up and coming singer, Jerry (Phil Regan) and he just happens to be in love with Gordoni's secretary, Ann (Ann Dvorak). But soon Gordoni insists that they sign a world famous opera singer...and Jerry MUST woo her in order to get her to cooperate. Ann is naturally upset...as he is her boyfriend and they were supposed to get married the night Jerry went to see this opera singer. But Jerry had no choice....as his boss and his 'friends' threatened to kill him or Ann if he didn't get that lady to make a record for them. Unfortunately, soon this singer has fallen for Jerry...and Ann hates him.
Overall, this is pretty typical of quite a few radio review shows of the era...with a mobster angle! It's entertaining, though as years pass and less and less folks remember these singing stars, how much they'll enjoy this is bound to be impacted. Worth seeing but relatively mindless entertainment.
By the way, it is interesting to see in a brief scene that Gordoni has a new television. Yes, they were available in very small numbers in the late 1930s, though very little programming was available until after WWII. Until about 1947, television was a novelty...but just a novelty.
When the story begins, the mobster Tony Gordoni (Leo Carrillo) takes over a local radio station. And now that he's in charge, he wants to make huge changes...bringing in all sorts of talent. One is an up and coming singer, Jerry (Phil Regan) and he just happens to be in love with Gordoni's secretary, Ann (Ann Dvorak). But soon Gordoni insists that they sign a world famous opera singer...and Jerry MUST woo her in order to get her to cooperate. Ann is naturally upset...as he is her boyfriend and they were supposed to get married the night Jerry went to see this opera singer. But Jerry had no choice....as his boss and his 'friends' threatened to kill him or Ann if he didn't get that lady to make a record for them. Unfortunately, soon this singer has fallen for Jerry...and Ann hates him.
Overall, this is pretty typical of quite a few radio review shows of the era...with a mobster angle! It's entertaining, though as years pass and less and less folks remember these singing stars, how much they'll enjoy this is bound to be impacted. Worth seeing but relatively mindless entertainment.
By the way, it is interesting to see in a brief scene that Gordoni has a new television. Yes, they were available in very small numbers in the late 1930s, though very little programming was available until after WWII. Until about 1947, television was a novelty...but just a novelty.
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- 6 nov 2020
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- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
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- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 29 minuti
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